What are some of the Sisters of Notre Dame ministries in Papua New Guinea?

       Education:     Notre Dame Secondary School

The Sisters of Notre Dame have been leaders in education since their arrival in PNG in 1961.  Notre Dame Secondary School educates 600 girls today, grades 9-12, and more than 4,000 young women have gone through the Notre Dame sponsored school since its opening in 1969. The Sisters are empowering these young women through their work and are also instrumental in developing Christian leadership in the local parishes of PNG. Most of the Papua New Guineans that are professed Sisters have become trained teachers.

 

Maria Kwin Resource Center

  Maria Kwin offers adult learning with year-round

  courses in Scripture, agricultural areas,

  cooking, sewing and health care.

 

 

 

 

Pastoral ministries:          

Shalom House and the SND House of Formation

The Sisters of Notre Dame are also involved in parish and pastoral ministries and have been leaders in forming a national AIDS awareness education program to communicate prevention and management of the disease. Shalom House is a respite center where the Sisters help women, men and children infected or affected with the AIDS virus.

 

The House of Formation is for National Sisters considering religious life.  The reality of the Church in PNG depends much on the indigenous people bringing the Good News to their own people. Therefore, support for Formation and Education are our biggest needs!

 

If you would be interested in supporting the needs of the Sisters, students and SND ministries in Papua New Guinea please contact George Mezinko at 419-479-3093 or by email gmezinko@toledosnd.org. Or you may visit our Partnership for Mission donation page to contribute.